Getting There By Road
Motorways are designated by the letter ‘E’ followed by two digits, main roads by two digits on a yellow background and minor roads by three digits on a white background. The speed limit is 110kph (68mph) on motorways, 80kph (50mph) on main roads and 50kph (31mph) in urban areas. Drivers must keep their headlights switched on at all times during the day. Drivers and front-seat passengers must wear seatbelts. The maximum legal alcohol to blood ratio is 0.05%.
An International Driving Permit is not required but may be preferable if the national driving licence is not in English. Although not necessary, Green Card insurance is recommended. The legal driving age in Denmark is 18 years.
The Danish Road Directorate operates a Traffic Information Service (tel: 3315 6444 or 8020 2060, toll free in Denmark).
Emergency breakdown service: Danks Autohjælp 7010 8090
Routes to the city: Highway E20 (with a connection to E45) crosses Denmark from west to east and intersects with E47 and E55 to the southwest of Copenhagen. The E47 runs south to Rodby, with ferry connections to Germany. The toll bridge across the Store Bælt between Sjælland and Fyn charges Dkk210 for cars. The construction of the Øresund 16km (ten-mile) bridge and tunnel complex, between Sjælland in Denmark and Scania in Sweden, was completed in 2000. Odense is located in Fyn, on the E20, connecting with the E45 highway in Jylland, which travels north to Århus and Aalborg.
Approximate driving times to Copenhagen: From Odense – 1 hour 30 minutes; Århus – 3 hours; Aalborg – 3 hours 40 minutes.
Coach services: The coach station is located in front of the Sofitel Plaza Hotel, Bernstorffgade. Only a few companies operate from Copenhagen with permanent international bus services to and from Sweden (Gothenburg, Halmstad, Malmö, Lund and Ystad) and the Czech Republic (Prague). During the year, however, Gullivers offer bus tours to Hamburg, Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris; information is available from the tourist information office on Bernstorffsgade. Eurolines Scandinavia, Reventlowsgade 8 (tel: 7010 0030; website: www.eurolines.dk ), operates bus services to Berlin, Frankfurt, Vienna, Hamburg, Paris, Munich, London and other destinations in Europe.
Abildskous Rutebilder (tel: 8678 4888) runs services between Århus and Copenhagen, terminating at Valby. Fjerritslev-København (tel: 9821 1275) links the capital with various destinations in Jutland. Aalborg buses operated by Thinggaard Rutebilder (tel: 9811 6600) terminate at Ryparken. Bus tickets often include the price of ferry crossings, where applicable.
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Getting There By Road